https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The leaders of the US, Greenland and Denmark signed a security deal on Tuesday, cooling temperatures after US President Donald Trump's contentious calls to acquire the autonomous Danish territory. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260923/us-greenland-and-denmark-sign-security-deal-at-un Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:57:46 +0200 us-greenland-and-denmark-sign-security-deal-at-un The United States, Denmark and Greenland will on Tuesday sign the announced US security deal for Greenland on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Denmark's government said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260922/us-denmark-and-greenland-to-sign-us-security-deal-for-greenland Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:31:00 +0200 us-denmark-and-greenland-to-sign-us-security-deal-for-greenland Danish commentators on Saturday cast a deal announced by US President Donald Trump to give Washington control over Greenland's security as a diplomatic win for Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260919/denmark-emerges-smiling-from-trump-greenland-deal-experts-say Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:30:04 +0200 denmark-emerges-smiling-from-trump-greenland-deal-experts-say Denmark on Saturday hailed a "binding" deal announced by US President Donald Trump to give Washington "permanent control" over Greenland's security and bar Russian and Chinese bases from the Arctic territory. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260919/trump-says-denmark-to-give-us-permanent-control-over-greenland-security Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:53:01 +0200 trump-says-denmark-to-give-us-permanent-control-over-greenland-security Amid looming annexation threats, the Greenland government has sent out a "strong warning" to a Trump-linked American firm hoping to drill for oil. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260808/greenland-warns-trump-linked-company-preparing-to-pump-oil Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:07:29 +0200 greenland-warns-trump-linked-company-preparing-to-pump-oil US citizens living in Denmark have to file taxes in both countries and also have some tricky double taxation issues to contend with. Should they hire a specialist lawyer or accountant? https://www.thelocal.dk/20240228/should-us-citizens-in-denmark-hire-a-specialist-tax-advisor Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:52:01 +0100 should-us-citizens-in-denmark-hire-a-specialist-tax-advisor Americans who live abroad know all too well they can't escape the clutches of the IRS. But they may not be aware of the painful tax traps specific to Denmark. Rasmus Kjærgaard Nielsen, Tax Director at PwC, explains the worst. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240215/the-five-worst-tax-traps-for-americans-living-in-denmark Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:17:47 +0100 the-five-worst-tax-traps-for-americans-living-in-denmark Denmark's State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen, was in Washington on Thursday to hold secret meetings with the US government over Greenland, the public broadcaster DR has reported. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260529/denmarks-top-foreign-official-in-us-for-secret-greenland-talks Fri, 29 May 2026 09:41:30 +0200 denmarks-top-foreign-official-in-us-for-secret-greenland-talks Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on Thursday slammed as "indecent" reported attempts by an American to pay locals $200,000 each to sign a petition calling for Greenland to join the US. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260508/greenland-slams-bid-to-buy-signatures-for-petition-to-join-us Fri, 08 May 2026 08:54:57 +0200 greenland-slams-bid-to-buy-signatures-for-petition-to-join-us Denmark and its territory Greenland on Saturday rejected Donald Trump's offer to send a naval hospital ship to the Arctic island coveted by the US leader. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260222/greenland-does-not-need-us-hospital-ship-danish-minister-says Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:42:23 +0100 greenland-does-not-need-us-hospital-ship-danish-minister-says Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Saturday she believed US President Donald Trump still sought ownership of Greenland despite dialling back his recent threats to seize it by force. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260215/danish-pm-says-trumps-desire-to-own-greenland-persists Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:26:04 +0100 danish-pm-says-trumps-desire-to-own-greenland-persists US Secretary of State Marco Rubio agreed Friday that talks with Denmark on the running of Greenland would be pursued, amid US demands to control the Arctic territory, Denmark's prime minister said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260214/danish-pm-says-new-us-talks-on-greenland-to-be-held Sat, 14 Feb 2026 09:18:30 +0100 danish-pm-says-new-us-talks-on-greenland-to-be-held Sixty percent of Danes now consider the United States an adversary, with less than a fifth seeing the fellow NATO member as an ally, a poll conducted for public broadcaster DR showed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260203/majority-of-danes-now-see-us-as-an-adversary Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:08:59 +0100 majority-of-danes-now-see-us-as-an-adversary Between 8,000 and 10,000 people joined an emotional silent march in Copenhagen on Saturday organised by Denmark's Veterans' Association to protest Donald Trump's comments downplaying the role of non-US NATO troops in Afghanistan. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260131/danish-war-veterans-to-hold-silent-march-after-trump-insult Sat, 31 Jan 2026 10:52:29 +0100 danish-war-veterans-to-hold-silent-march-after-trump-insult The US Embassy in Copenhagen said it meant no harm by removing flags placed by Danish protesters outside the building and has now replaced them. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260128/us-embassy-in-copenhagen-restores-danish-flags-from-trump-protest Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:40:50 +0100 us-embassy-in-copenhagen-restores-danish-flags-from-trump-protest Greenland and Denmark have formed a united front to face down US President Donald Trump, momentarily setting aside the troubled history between them. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260124/greenland-denmark-set-aside-troubled-history-to-face-down-trump Sat, 24 Jan 2026 08:08:42 +0100 greenland-denmark-set-aside-troubled-history-to-face-down-trump Apps that allow consumers in Denmark to avoid purchasing US-made products are becoming increasingly popular in a backlash against the policies of President Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260122/the-apps-used-by-danes-to-boycott-american-products Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:04:20 +0100 the-apps-used-by-danes-to-boycott-american-products Thousands of people took to the streets of Denmark's capital on Saturday to protest at US President Donald Trump's push to take over Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260117/large-crowds-expected-for-hands-off-greenland-protests Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:15:41 +0100 large-crowds-expected-for-hands-off-greenland-protests Donald Trump on Friday warned that he could slap tariffs on countries that do not support his Greenland takeover plans, as US Congress members visited Copenhagen to give their backing for Denmark and its autonomous Arctic island. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260117/trump-threatens-tariffs-as-us-lawmakers-back-denmark-greenland Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:28:09 +0100 trump-threatens-tariffs-as-us-lawmakers-back-denmark-greenland Greenland's political parties said they did not want to be under Washington as US President Donald Trump again suggested using force to seize the mineral-rich Danish autonomous territory, raising concern worldwide. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260110/we-dont-want-to-be-americans-greenlands-political-parties-say Sat, 10 Jan 2026 08:46:26 +0100 we-dont-want-to-be-americans-greenlands-political-parties-say